Metal-mediated rearrangement of 1,2-diphenylhydrazine to ortho-semidine upon reaction with dichlorotris(triphenylphosphine)ruthenium(ii)†
Abstract
Reaction between RuCl2(PPh3)3 and 1,2-diphenylhydrazine resulted in rearrangement and coordination of ortho-semidine. The product, RuCl2(PPh3)2(κ2-NH2-1,2-C6H4-NHPh), was characterized spectroscopically and the molecular structure was conclusively determined using X-ray crystallography. Computational chemistry was employed to probe the energetics surrounding the rearrangement reaction and product.